Chapter 48: At Your Command
"How is Yanyan?"
As the massive blue-silver vines contracted, Su Lin slowly emerged from the hut, and Dugu Bo almost immediately rushed forward to ask him questions.
"The treatment was very successful. Miss Dugu can come out after resting for a while."
Su Lin's expression was calm, and his tall figure stood straight, even slightly taller than Dugu Bo, who was hunched over at the moment.
A look of joy spread across Dugu Bo's face: "Success is good, success is good!"
God knows how many methods he had tried over the years, but to no avail. If his son and daughter-in-law hadn't died because of this, he wouldn't have risked going to the Ye family.
Su Lin frowned: "Your Majesty Dugu, I have fulfilled my sincerity, so now... isn't it your turn?"
Dugu Bo's expression froze for a moment, his face shifting unpredictably.
According to the previous agreement, he had to give up everything, even his granddaughter, and he himself had to become someone else's housekeeper.
For a titled Douluo, this was naturally somewhat unacceptable.
However, although he was capricious, he was most proud of always keeping his word and repaying kindness!
He was unwilling to turn against it directly, especially since he was indeed no match for that 90,000-year-old Blue Silver Grass.
"Your Majesty Dugu, the Ye family head must have told you that her method can only treat the symptoms. The toxins in Miss Dugu's body will continue to be produced, requiring long-term treatment, or even... lifelong treatment."
Noticing Dugu Bo's hesitation, Su Lin offered a timely reminder.
Considering Dugu Yan's situation, Dugu Bo finally stopped hesitating and made up his mind.
"Hmph, I always keep my word, why would I break it?"
He gritted his teeth, flicked his tattered sleeves, and tossed a blue leather pouch toward Su Lin.
Su Lin simply raised his hand and accurately caught what Dugu Bo threw at him, and was immediately delighted.
He recognized it as a storage soul tool.
"I have placed all the wealth I have accumulated over the years into this Ruyi Treasure Pouch, including the deed to my mansion in Tiandou City. This herb garden is now yours too!"
"If you really want me to be your housekeeper, I will not break the contract, but I have two conditions."
Dugu Bo continued speaking, showing no reluctance on his face; to him, these material possessions were unimportant.
"oh?"
Su Lin gently put away the Ruyi Treasure Pouch. He could roughly guess what Dugu Bo wanted to say, and simply chuckled, "Your Majesty Dugu, you can rest assured that I will continue to treat Miss Dugu Yan's body until the problem is completely resolved. You are also welcome to return to this precious land at any time."
Dugu Bo's expression froze for a moment, and he asked in surprise, "How did you know what I was going to say?"
What Su Lin said were exactly the two conditions he wanted to make.
The first concern was the safety of his granddaughter, Dugu Yan; the second concern was himself!
"I can naturally see His Majesty Dugu's affection for Miss Dugu Yan, so this first condition is not hard to guess."
Su Lin smiled faintly: "As for the second one... His Majesty Dugu may be good at hiding his true abilities in normal times, but he can't hide it from a life-attribute soul beast that is over 90,000 years old in a battle."
This is not a lie. As a soul beast with a life attribute, Ah Yin had indeed noticed during the previous battle that Dugu Bo was deeply poisoned.
She had already noticed the peculiarity of this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well when she first arrived here.
"Your title is Poison, and you deal with poison all year round, but you have also suffered from the backlash because of it. If you hadn't been lucky enough to find this treasure place that can suppress the poison, you would have died a violent death long ago."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo's expression instinctively turned cold, but he quickly thought of the current situation. Since he had chosen to keep his promise, there was no need to keep it a secret.
Looking at the small blue-gold grass surrounding Su Lin, Dugu Bo finally sighed softly, "Since you already know, then I won't hide it from you."
"I have spent my life playing with poison, and I became a titled Douluo through poison. However, I am helpless against the backlash of my own poison. In fact, this poison has also caused harm to my descendants. Yan Yan's father died because of this."
"Even her mother lost her life shortly after Yan Yan was born due to prolonged exposure to this poison..."
At this moment, Dugu Bo did not seem like a proud Title Douluo, but just an ordinary old man grieving the loss of his loved ones.
"If it weren't for that, I'm afraid His Majesty Dugu wouldn't have come looking for the Ye family, and wouldn't have encountered me."
Su Lin didn't empathize with him, but simply spoke indifferently.
Dugu Bo was capricious and unpredictable, so he naturally had many enemies. Therefore, he was always very cautious and even when he was poisoned, he was unwilling to seek medical treatment and instead focused on his own research.
If he hadn't only had one remaining relative, he probably wouldn't have come to the Ye family even on his deathbed. However, he was too suspicious and never revealed the details. Moreover, his threats made the Ye family afraid to disclose the flawed treatment method.
Dugu Bo, who had cultivated to the level of a Title Douluo, did not dwell on the past. He stood up and said, "Just as you said, if it weren't for this treasure land suppressing me, I would probably have died from the backlash of the poison long ago."
"Since you want me to be your steward, then you must promise me that I can return to this herb garden at any time."
He wasn't afraid of death, but if he died, how could his granddaughter survive in this world? Why would this kid waste his energy treating her?
Su Lin squinted and smiled, "A Title Douluo's corpse, or a loyal Title Douluo butler? I think anyone would make that choice."
Su Lin naturally wouldn't refuse since it was just a matter of using this place to suppress the toxins.
Moreover, with Dugu Bo present, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well has a natural guardian.
As for the soul bone, Dugu Bo's body is completely fused with the poison. He needs someone to take the Octagonal Black Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot to reduce the effects of the medicine and make the poison penetrate into his bones.
On the contrary, if Dugu Yan could obtain a piece of soul bone, she probably wouldn't have to worry for many years.
Revealing the matter of the soul bone now will not bring any benefit; on the contrary, it may cause Dugu Bo to change his mind.
"grandfather..."
Before anyone knew it, Dugu Yan had emerged from the small house at the back.
At this moment, her pupils and hair had basically returned to black, and her fingernails were no longer pale green, but crystal clear.
"Yanyan, you...you're alright!"
Dugu Bo looked at his granddaughter with a face full of ecstatic joy.
He tried everything he could but to no avail; now his granddaughter has finally returned to normal.
Even if this is only temporary, it has already given Dugu Bo a glimmer of hope.
"I, Dugu Bo, never break my word."
Dugu Bo suddenly said seriously, "If you need me, from now on, I will be at your beck and call."
Patriarch Ye said that this treatment would consume a lot of life force, which means that this kid is risking his life to treat Yan Yan. Even with that strange soul beast, there will definitely be some losses.
If the other party can keep their promise so well, how could Dugu Bo possibly break his word?
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